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MP-ID: mp-3294337 · Space group: Pmn2_1 (#31)

Basic Information

Formula
HfNb9Al5
MP-ID
mp-3294337
Elements
3
Sites
30
Density
7.2782
g/cm³
Volume
524.54
ų
Cell a
10.0295
Å
Cell b
10.0349
Å
Cell c
5.2118
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Pmn2_1
Point Group
mm2
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oP
Stability
Yes
Packing Fraction
-

X-ray Diffraction

Diffraction Pattern
X-axis: 2θ (°); Y-axis: relative intensity; Cu Kα ; λ=1.5418 Å
Diffraction Peaks (Top 24)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
8.81 10.0349 5.6 (0,1,0)
12.48 7.0938 3.9 (1,1,0)
17.69 5.0148 3.7 (2,0,0)
19.19 4.6252 46.9 (0,1,1)
19.19 4.6247 49.5 (1,0,1)
19.79 4.4873 7.8 (1,2,0)
19.79 4.4858 3.4 (2,1,0)
21.15 4.2001 27.1 (1,1,1)
24.63 3.6146 3.5 (0,2,1)
25.11 3.5469 11.1 (2,2,0)
26.21 3.4005 2.7 (1,2,1)
26.21 3.3999 6.6 (2,1,1)
26.65 3.3450 1.3 (0,3,0)
28.12 3.1731 14.1 (1,3,0)
28.13 3.1718 15.7 (3,1,0)
30.49 2.9323 7.9 (2,2,1)
31.79 2.8151 5.5 (0,3,1)
31.80 2.8140 8.0 (3,0,1)
32.17 2.7827 15.3 (2,3,0)
32.17 2.7821 15.6 (3,2,0)
33.05 2.7103 39.1 (1,3,1)
33.06 2.7095 36.6 (3,1,1)
34.42 2.6059 23.7 (0,0,2)
35.79 2.5087 11.6 (0,4,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.36302
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-20.45759
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-20.4576
eV/atom
Volume/atom
17.48
ų
c/a Ratio
0.5197

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0107
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000020
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Nb · 0.600
Element Family
4d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.400
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8532
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.0938
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.8719
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
2.588%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.0759
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.267
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-17.316
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7766
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3294337
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of HfNb9Al5 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3294337, database version v2026.04.13).

Literature Citation

Horton, M.K., Huck, P., Yang, R.X. et al. Accelerated data-driven materials science with the Materials Project. Nat. Mater. 24, 1522–1532 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02272-0

3D Crystal Structure Rendering

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Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_HfNb9Al5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   10.02949933
_cell_length_b   10.03489095
_cell_length_c   5.21183509
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   HfNb9Al5
_chemical_formula_sum   'Hf2 Nb18 Al10'
_cell_volume   524.54478834
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Hf  Hf0  1  0.39740192  0.39656917  0.00000000  1.0
  Hf  Hf1  1  0.89740192  0.10343083  0.50000000  1.0
  Nb  Nb2  1  0.10630690  0.89439497  0.50000000  1.0
  Nb  Nb3  1  0.60630690  0.60560503  0.00000000  1.0
  Nb  Nb4  1  0.12470979  0.46638326  0.00000000  1.0
  Nb  Nb5  1  0.96361730  0.37517265  0.50000000  1.0
  Nb  Nb6  1  0.03549545  0.62792628  0.50000000  1.0
  Nb  Nb7  1  0.87154850  0.53729614  0.00000000  1.0
  Nb  Nb8  1  0.37154850  0.96270386  0.50000000  1.0
  Nb  Nb9  1  0.62470979  0.03361674  0.50000000  1.0
  Nb  Nb10  1  0.46361730  0.12482735  0.00000000  1.0
  Nb  Nb11  1  0.53549545  0.87207372  0.00000000  1.0
  Nb  Nb12  1  0.18118128  0.18119733  0.25183084  1.0
  Nb  Nb13  1  0.68118128  0.31880267  0.75183084  1.0
  Nb  Nb14  1  0.31823080  0.68001894  0.75262858  1.0
  Nb  Nb15  1  0.81823080  0.81998106  0.25262858  1.0
  Nb  Nb16  1  0.31823080  0.68001894  0.24737142  1.0
  Nb  Nb17  1  0.68118128  0.31880267  0.24816916  1.0
  Nb  Nb18  1  0.18118128  0.18119733  0.74816916  1.0
  Nb  Nb19  1  0.81823080  0.81998106  0.74737142  1.0
  Al  Al20  1  0.00255644  0.99797030  0.00000000  1.0
  Al  Al21  1  0.50255644  0.50202970  0.50000000  1.0
  Al  Al22  1  0.26152619  0.93152348  0.00000000  1.0
  Al  Al23  1  0.43377068  0.23646893  0.50000000  1.0
  Al  Al24  1  0.56735118  0.76080736  0.50000000  1.0
  Al  Al25  1  0.73689250  0.06634651  0.00000000  1.0
  Al  Al26  1  0.23689250  0.43365349  0.50000000  1.0
  Al  Al27  1  0.76152619  0.56847652  0.50000000  1.0
  Al  Al28  1  0.93377068  0.26353107  0.00000000  1.0
  Al  Al29  1  0.06735118  0.73919264  0.00000000  1.0
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